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Green Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°18′29″ N 1°28′23″ W

Map showing the location of Green Holm Green Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Noonsbrough
1.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport49 km
EOI Eday Airport144 km

About Green Holm

Green Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Dutch Ward and Ness of Nounsbrough.

Climate of Green Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
May (53 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Green Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Green Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 354 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 49 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 144 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 171 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 354 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 375 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Green Holm

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km431 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 13 kmE
  • Trondra Island 24 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 21 kmSE
  • Hoove Holm Island 17 kmSE

25–60 km376 places

  • Whalsay Island 27 kmE
  • Unst Island 59 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 48 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 27 kmNE

60–100 km79 places

  • Urashield Mountain 85 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 88 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 85 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 85 kmS

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